• invertedspear@lemm.ee
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    9 months ago

    Time to add some whole-home batteries and maybe a few more panels to their systems and cut off from the grid completely. Get an EV with V2L capabilities and you can boost the system from time to time if you need to.

    • Aniki 🌱🌿@lemm.ee
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      9 months ago

      I’ve always wondered about having a big system that’s just not part of the the house wiring and never telling the electric company you’re using solar.

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        9 months ago

        A lot of places require a house to have electric service. Not just electricity available on site, but service from the utility. Otherwise it’s not livable.

        • TheOldRazzleDazzle@lemm.ee
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          9 months ago

          So bring electric into a circuit panel that powers nothing but a house plug and pay a tiny amt for the electricity used. Get your solar and batteries connected to a separate panel that powers everything else.

          • Aniki 🌱🌿@lemm.ee
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            9 months ago

            This exactly. And if you’re close to running out of batteries, you have mains you can draw from.